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On Monday, teammate Stephen Curry — one of the faces of Under Armour — addressed the barb for the first time in an interview with the Charlotte Observer.

While the 49ers’ organization is certainly content with the Lynch/Shanahan paring — they were given six-year contracts after all — Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported on Sunday that Jed York and Co. were very close to going in a different direction.

Despite new energy, new confidence, and a new general manager who should help point the franchise in a new direction, the results in Kyle Shanahan’s first act as San Francisco’s head coach were hardly different than the ones posted by the most recent, unsuccessful regimes.

Even with Madison Bumgarner on the mound, the Giants suffered another blowout loss against the American League’s worst team.

The 49ers’ defense suffered a devastating blow during the first quarter of Sunday afternoon’s season-opening contest against the Carolina Panthers when rookie linebacker Reuben Foster was forced to exit the game with what appeared to be a right ankle injury.

Prior to Sunday’s season-opening matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers, Curry posted an Instagram story with the caption, “#freekaep,” in reference to former 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

For a period of time, Chicago White Sox starter James Shields went by the nickname, “Big Game James.” That era has clearly passed Shields by, but the 35-year-old right-hander is still toiling in the White Sox rotation, attempting to reinvent himself on the smallest possible stage.

In a battle of two teams still within striking distance of earning the No. 1 pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft, a series of wild and wacky events helped San Francisco pull out a win against the American League’s worst team.

Mark Melancon’s season is officially over. The Giants’ closer will undergo pronator release surgery on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to reporters traveling with the Giants in Chicago.

On August 5, the Giants promoted Sandoval from AAA Sacramento to the Major League level to begin a controversial redemption tour, and one month later, Sandoval’s hitting has managed to neutralize any fans who were on the fence about his return.